GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |